Did you check out the live stream of Formula Drift Seattle over the weekend? What a crazy event! There was rain on and off making track conditions super unpredictable and the battles were nuts! There was even a fair share of car carnage when Tyler McQuarrie had a literal run in with the wall during a battle with Justin Pawlak. It was all pretty exciting to watch. In the end though, it was Fredric Aasbo who once again made it to the top of the podium by defeating Alec Hohnadell in the final battle. Justin Pawlak’s car held together after his rough battle with McQuarrie and managed a 3rd place podium finish.

Aasbo’s win gives him a pretty big lead in the points, especially considering that his closest competition Ryan Tuerck failed to make it out of Top 32. With only two rounds left Tuerck really needs to step his game up if he wants a shot at the 2015 Pro Championship title. So, to wrap up the podium once more it was Fredric Aasbo getting the win with Alec Hohnadell in second place, and Justin Pawlak taking third.

The next round in the Formula Drift Championship will be in Fort Worth, Texas at Texas Motor Speedway. Expect any and all challengers for the Championship to go completely HAM as time is running out for the 2015 season!

If you missed the Formula Drift Japan livestream over the weekend we are here to give you the quick results! Formula Drift Japan was the first international points-paying round of the season and the first step for those seeking the Formula Drift World Championship title. A handful of regulars in the American-based “Pro” series made the trip to Japan including Odi Bakchis, Dean Kearney, “Mad” Mike Whiddet, Robbie Nishida, Daigo Saito, Charles Ng, Masashi Yokoi, Matt Field, and Fredric Aasbo.

However it was seasoned driver and Japanese local Masato Kawabata who took the top podium spot. Odi Bakchis managed second place and Tadahiro Fukada nabbed third place.

Kawabata’s win puts him in first place overall for the Formula Drift International title but if he wants to defend that spot he’ll need to make it out to the next two rounds in Canada and China respectively. Odi’s second place finish combined with his consistent results in the American Pro series puts him in the number one points spot for the Formula Drift World Championship running; but he too will also need to have strong showings in Canada and China but also need to stay consistent in the Pro Series rounds as well to keep his World Championship hopes alive.

The next Formula Drift event will be round 5 of the Pro Series in Washington at Evergreen Speedway.

If you’re reading this then you probably aren’t in Japan right now to watch Formula Drift. The good news is, just as the title of this post suggests, you can watch it all LIVE here! Just scroll down to watch a live feed of Formula Drift Japan!

Here is a bit of personal info about me. I have a niece and nephew. My nephew is 5 and my niece will soon be 14 (God..shes a teenager!). However, back when the original Crazy Kart from Razor was released my niece was 12 and my nephew was 3. That left me with a problem when they came to visit. My niece was big enough to drive the kart but my poor nephew had to watch from the sidelines. Not only was he a bit to small to drive the kart, but the original Crazy Kart has a top speed of 12mph which is way too much speed for a child that young to control. The worst part denying the little guy was his sad face! Ugh, it killed me.

It looks like Razor themselves have seen a few sad faces because they have fixed the “you’re too young to drive this” problem with their new drift kart the “Lil Crazy.” The Lil Crazy can be piloted by children as young as 3 years old. It is much smaller so its a better fit for kids that age, its easier to drive (no “drift handle”), and its top speed is a safe but fun 2mph.

If you want to pick up a Lil Crazy drift kart for your little ones, it can be had for $99 at Toys R Us. For a better look of the Lil Crazy click the thumbnails below for pictures. To see it in action check out the video below as well.

Do you know what is harder than drifting? Drifting in the freakin rain! While typically a crowd pleasing occurrence, drifting in the rain without spinning out is extremely difficult. Throw in the pressure of having judges watch your performance while competing for a championship and the difficulty is increased exponentially. Yet, that is exactly what many drivers had to deal with over the weekend at Round 4 of Formula Drift in New Jersey at Wall Speedway. It was definitely a battle of attrition but it was Fredric Aasbo who came out on top after defeating Dean Kearny in the final battle. This is the second year in a row that Aasbo has earned victory in New Jersey. Tuerck earned third place thanks to his 9th qualifying spot. This podium definitely tightens up the points race, especially with defending champ Chris Forsberg bowing out early with a defeat to Odi Bakchis in the Top 16. Below is your official Formula Drift New Jersey Podium and current top 5 pro championship points standings.

This weekend Formula Drift returned to Florida at a brand new venue in Orlando Speedworld. Many didn’t know what to expect from this new track and this weekend we got the answer: rain and fire. In the days leading up to the event the skies over the track opened up and poured onto the venue which cut practice short for some drivers who weren’t lucky enough to get out while the skies were clear. Once the event hit on Saturday the theme was fire and lots of it as several cars burst into flames including reigning champion Chris Forsberg. Forsberg’s car caught on fire during his final four battle against Ken Gushi. Forsberg won the battle but the fire was so bad that he had to use the cockpit fire suppression system which caused technical problems with his cars electronics forcing him to bow out of the final battle against Ryan Tuerck, handing Tuerck the win. Gushi’s number one qualifying spot guaranteed him third place and his second podium of the year. The official event results and top 5 standings are below. If you want to see all the craziness that happened this round check out FormulaDrift.com/Live and hit the “on demand” button to watch the event!

Can’t make it to Florida for Formula Drift this weekend? No worries! Watch it now, live, right here! Scroll below! Also for live updates we recommend these twitter accounts: @OMGDrift, @WreckedMagazine

Besides Pebble Beach there probably isn’t a more esteemed, classical automotive festival in the world apart from the Goodwood Festival Of Speed. An annual event in which vintage race cars charge down a windy hill road so that wealthy onlookers may admire and pontificate about times past. Well, that’s what it used to be anyway. In recent history the Goodwood festival has gotten with the times and is now where the cool kids hang out. The original tradition remains but these days its not uncommon to see modern super and hypercars make their debuts at Goodwood or to see the odd race car, even Formula 1 cars. In fact Goodwood has gotten so current that a few drift cars have made an appearance at the festival and being the keen observers that they are the Goodwood Festival organizers recognized the crowd-pleasing potential of drift cars and has created an official category for them.

Yes, for the first time drifting is now an official part of the Goodwood Festival of Speed. This year expect to see the likes of Mad Mike Whiddet, Ken Block, James Deane, and some of the top European drifting talent to go sideways down the hill in a fit of tire smoke and rev-limiter bouncing. I can’t wait to see it!

What do you think about Drifting being added to the Goodwood Festival of Speed? Do you think its cool that the festival is keeping up with the times? Or, do you think they are straying too far from tradition? Let us know in the comments or tweet to us at @MotorworldHype.

Press Release:

For the first time in Goodwood Festival of Speed history, the 2015 event will feature a special category dedicated to the art of drifting on June 25-28 with a number of the discipline’s biggest names lined up to take part.

Red Bull Athlete ‘Mad’ Mike Whiddett and Monster Energy Athlete Ken Block, who attends with Ford, are two of the best-known exponents of drifting, and both will return to thrill the sell-out crowds on all three days of live motor sport action in the ‘Catch my Drift?’ category.

New Zealander ‘Mad’ Mike’s Flat-Out and Fearless driving at last year’s event earned him the ‘Spirit of the Festival’ award and his style embodies the theme of the 2015 event, at which he again brings his sensational Mazda RX-7 ready for more tyre-smoking action.

YouTube phenomenon Block, whose stunning Gymkhana videos have achieved more than 300million views online, brings his incredible 850bhp Ford Mustang, dubbed the ‘Hoonicorn’, and will be joined by another Monster Athlete, Festival of Speed debutant Buttsy Butler, and his Toyota Soarer.

Goodwood can now announce that EXTREME Drift Allstars, the leading live action drift brand, will bring four supremely-talented drivers to the Festival of Speed.

James Deane, last year’s EXTREME Drift Allstars European Champion, who brings his Falken Motorsports Nissan 200SX S14 to Goodwood’s iconic 1.16-mile Hillclimb. Deane made history in 2014 by setting a new world record for a continuous twin-vehicle drift lasting an astonishing 17.72 miles.

The Irishman will be joined by the man he beat to last year’s European crown, Poland’s Piotr Wiecek, who brings his 1000bhp Budmat R34 Skyline to the UK and will look to show the kind of form that carried him to the 2014 Polish national title.

Norway’s top drifting star, Joachim Waargaard, will give his eagerly-anticipated BMW M4 its first outing in public at Goodwood while Australian Champion Luke Fink will drive his world-famous LBP PS13 V8.

Add in another Polish ace, Kuba Przygonski, driving a Toyota GT86, plus a dedicated area for the cars within the newly-expanded F1 Paddock presented by Sky Sports F1, and a sensational display of flat-out and fearless driving is guaranteed.

Ticket information is available from www.goodwood.com or via the Goodwood Ticket Office on 01243 755055.

It took some time but I can finally give you my 100 picture plus on track gallery of all the action from Formula Drift last weekend! Hopefully you like them! I have condensed the gallery down from over 1,000 plus shots! Crazy huh? Anyhow scroll below for the full gallery. Note: the gallery is Facebook-based so you’ll need to be signed in to view it! Ok, that’s enough talking. Enjoy!